Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2017, T20: Ajinkya Rahane on fire

Hardik Pandya was the star for Mumbai Indians as his 15-ball-35 took the two-time winners to 184/8 against Rising Pune Supergiants. Imran Tahir took three valuable wickets to dampen Mumbai Indians' brilliant start against Rising Pune Supergiants. Jos Buttler and Parthiv Patel provided a good start to MI before Imran Tahir removed both of the MI openers. Rajat Bhatia chipped in with two important wickets while Adam Zampa and Ben Stokes took one each. Rising Pune Supergiants will be eyeing an improved show under a new skipper but it will not be easy against Mumbai Indians, the winners of the Indian Premier League in 2013 and 2015.

Get live cricket score of the T20 match between Rising Pune Supergiants and Mumbai Indians here. ( LIVE SCORECARD | IPL 2017 COVERAGE)

10:08 hrs IST: It's huge from Ajinkya Rahane! RPS 29/0

10:07 hrs IST: Another boundary in the over as Rahane moves on to 16*. RPS 23/0

10:05 hrs IST: Another boundary and Rising Pune Supergiants are now 18/0

10:03 hrs IST: Ajinkya Rahane casually guides the ball to the boundary. RPS 12/0

10:01 hrs IST: One over gone. Rising Pune Supergiants are 8/0.

9:58 hrs IST: A thick edge from Mayank Agarwal results in the first boundary of the match for RPS. RPS 7/0

9:55 hrs IST: The Rising Pune Supergiants openers are out in the middle. RPS 0/0

9:47 hrs IST: "I was hoping to be picked even after I went unsold, glad to have delivered and repay that trust from Pune," says Imran Tahir. "Every wicket is special for me. There isn't much turn, the ball is coming on nicely. Backing the boys to chase this."

9:42 hrs IST: That's the end of the innings! Mumbai Indians reach 184/8 in 20 overs.

9:39 hrs IST: OUT! Southee is run out for 7. MI 183/8

9:38 hrs IST: Fourth six of the over for Pandya! MI 182/7

9:36 hrs IST: SIX! it's raining sixes at Pune as Mumbai Indians are now 166/7

9:35 hrs IST: SIX! Hardik Pandya joins the party as he gets his first six of the game! MI 160/7

9:34 hrs IST: SIX! A huge shot from Southee as MI moves on to 154/7.

9:31 hrs IST: It was a strong shot from Pollard but a stunner from Agarwal spelled the end of his innings on 34! MI 147/7

9:30 hrs IST: OUT! Kieron Pollard comes to an end thanks to a brilliant catch from Mayank Agarwal.

9:28 hrs IST: A wild swing from Pollard and the ball took the edge and flew like a bullet to the boundary. MI 145/6

9:26 hrs IST: A free-hit for MI and Hardik Pandya was unable to take advantage! MI 141/6

9:23 hrs IST: Tahir's throw caught Kieron Pollard on the arm, but the Windies all-rounder is not bothered by the incident as the two players share a laugh. MI 137/6

9:21 hrs IST: It was a tricky decision for RPS to play two leg spinners in the game, but it seems that it has paid off for them. MI 137/6

9:18 hrs IST: SIX! A clean strike from Pollard as the ball easily crosses the boundary! MI 137/6

9:14 hrs IST: Nitish Rana went for the big one, but was caught in the deep by Rajat Bhatia off Adam Zampa! MI 125/6

9:12 hrs IST: OUT! Rana is caught in the deep for 34 as Zampa gets his first wicket. MI 125/6

9:10 hrs IST: 15 overs gone. Mumbai Indians are 120/5 (Pollard 8*, Rana 34*)

9:07 hrs IST: A strong shout from Tahir but the umpire decided to rule it not out! MI 115/5

9:06 hrs IST: Kieron Pollard is the new batsman for Mumbai Indians! MI 111/5

9:04 hrs IST: It was a slow ball from Bhatia and Krunal skied it for MS Dhoni to complete an easy catch. MI 107/5

9:01 hrs IST: OUT! Second wicket for Rajat Bhatia as Krunal Pandya departs for 3!

8:59 hrs IST: Good news for Mumbai Indians as their pace maestro Lasith Malinga has claimed a hat-trick for Sri Lanka against Bangladesh. Follow live updates from that match here.

8:57 hrs IST: That's a biggie from Rana and 100 comes up for Mumbai Indians in the 13th over. MI 103/4

8:55 hrs IST: A loose shot from Rayudu and it was a simple caught and bowled for Rajat Bhatia! MI 92/4

8:53 hrs IST: OUT! Rajat Bhatia strikes as Rayudu departs for 10!

8:51 hrs IST: It has been a good comeback by RPS as they have been able to keep MI quiet in the last couple of overs. MI 92/3

8:47 hrs IST: A quiet over from Rajat Bhatia. Mumbai Indians 82/3

8:43 hrs IST: 9 overs gone. Mumbai Indians are 76/3 against Rising Pune Supergiants.

8:41 hrs IST: SIX! That's huge from Nitish Rana! MI 74/3

8:39 pm IST: The second leg spinner - Adam Zampa - is here. RPS have decided to save Tahir for later. MI 73/3

8:35 pm IST: The big wicket for RPS! It was an inside edge from Buttler, but the umpire ruled against him!

8:33 pm



IST: OUT! Tahir picks up his third wicket as the danger man Jos Buttler is caught LBW!

8:32 pm IST: It was a quicker one from Tahir and Rohit Sharma was unable to hand it. The ball whooshed past his bat and hit the middle stump! MI 61/2

8:31 pm IST: OUT! Second wicket for Imran Tahir!

8:28 pm IST: Another six for Jos Buttler (36*) as Mumbai Indians race to 61/1.

8:25 pm IST: It has been a good start for the Mumbai Indians and in spite of losing Parthiv Patel, they will be happy with their efforts. MI 49/1

8:22 pm IST: Parthiv went for a wild sweep and missed the ball completely. It was a straight one from Tahir and it went on to hit the leg stump. MI 46/1

8:21 pm IST: OUT! Imran Tahir strikes for Rising Pune Supergiants!

8:20 pm IST: Imran Tahir is brought into the attack and straight away he is dispatched to the boundary. MI 45/0

8:17 pm IST: SIX! That's huge from Jos Buttler (25*) as he hits the second six of the over! MI 41/0

8:15 pm IST: Ben Stokes is introduced in the attack. MI 27/0

8:14 pm IST: What a miss! A thick edge from Parthiv Patel and Rajat Bhatia was unable to hold on to the catch in third man! MI 28/0

8:11 pm IST: That's a cracker of a shot! Parthiv Patel (9*) gets his second boundary of the game! MI 23/0

8:10 pm IST: Two overs gone. Mumbai Indians are 19 for no loss.

8:08 pm IST: It's raining boundaries for Jos Buttler (13*). MI 19/0

8:06 pm IST: Deepak Chahar is the new bowler for RPS and he is greeted with a cracking boundary. MI 15/0

8:05 pm IST: Another boundary! Its 11/0 for Mumbai Indians after just five balls.

8:03 pm IST: Well that's unfortunate! It's an over throw which results into a boundary! MI 7/0

8:01 pm IST: Jos Buttler and Parthiv Patel to open the batting for Mumbai Indians while Ashok Dinda will be starting the proceedings for Rising Pune Supergiants. MI 1/0

8:00 pm IST: The match is underway!

7:53 pm IST: Another big name missing from the MI list is Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga who is currently playing for his national side against Bangladesh.

7:48 pm IST: Mumbai Indians have decided to go without their most experienced player Harbhajan Singh.

7:46 pm IST: Here's the starting XI for Mumbai Indians : Rohit Sharma (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Nitish Rana, Jos Buttler, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Tim Southee, Jasprit Bumrah.

7:44 pm IST: Big call by the Pune franchise as they have opted for two leg spinners and have dropped Proteas batsman Faf De Plessis.

7:41 pm IST: A look at the Rising Pune Supergiant XI: A Rahane, M Agarwal, S Smith, M Tiwary, MS Dhoni, B Stokes, R Bhatia, D Chahar, A Zampa, I Tahir, A Dinda.

  

7:30 pm IST: The home side have won the toss and decided to field first.

7:24 pm IST: The pitch has quite a bit of green and pace should be an issue in this game. Follow live updates from the match between Rising Pune Supergiant and Mumbai Indians here.

7:21 pm IST: A look at the Pune track ahead of the encounter -

7:13 pm IST: The head-to-head record between the two teams is 1-1 as RPS is just one season old.

7:07 pm IST: This will be the first time in IPL history that Mahendra Singh Dhoni will not be captaining a side.

6:58 pm IST: The festivities continue as Ritesh Deshmukh is the next performer on the stage.

Local Derby day.The biggest talking point of the match for me is @msdhoni.How is the Big Man going to handle all that's happened around him

6:53 pm IST: Rohit Sharma is making his way to the stage now and the Mumbai Indians skipper is not impressed with the pyrotechnics.

6:50 pm IST: Steve Smith is here and it will be really interesting to see how the Pune crowd reacts to their new captain after the heated India vs Australia series.

6:40 pm IST: The day's action has started with an opening ceremony. All eight teams will have opening ceremonies. Shalmali Kholgade, a Bollywood singer from Pune is on the stage first.

We are in Pune today for @RPSupergiants vs. @mipaltan. Match starts at 8 PM IST #IPL pic.twitter.com/evncMJFLRQ

The Rising Pune Supergiants team have a star-studded line-up. The likes of Steve Smith, MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Faf du Plessis, Ben Stokes and Imran Tahir make up an intimidating line-up. In the 2017 IPL though, the team begins a new era. It will be the first time in the history of that tournament that Dhoni will not be captain of a team. Under Steve Smith, the Australian captain, the team will be aiming for a better performance compared to last season when they finished seventh.

MCA,Pune is easily one of the best stadiums in India!